According to MIC data, the overall enquires from Spain jumped by 59.88 percent year-on-year in 2022, with healthcare, clothing, and fitness and exercises being the top three categories.

According to the real-time data from the platform, orders received from participating suppliers increased by 165 percent, and enquires from overseas buyers surged 191 percent.

According to MIC, United States, India and Brazil were the top three countries boasting the largest amount of enquires for purchasing.

He Jinqi, a Yiwu merchant who specializes in producing and selling national flags, said since May, when the full list of all 32 teams qualified for the World Cup 2022 was announced, customers started to enquire and place orders.

Wei Dong, head of research in Cushman & Wakefield North China, said though enquires from tenants for offices saw a surge in the second quarter, they are more prudent in controlling the cost and seek a better price for value.

Thailand, Australia, the US, Canada, the UK, Malaysia, Japan, New Zealand, Greece and Vietnam are the top 10 countries that generated enquires about properties in 2018, according to Juwai, a Shanghai-based online platform that Chinese buyers use to buy overseas property.